Difference between revisions of "Transport/By car"

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Road routes

• Motorway junctions: M5 junction 11 (access in all directions) or M5 junction 10 (northbound on, southbound off only)
• From London consider M4 junction 15 Swindon, and then the A419/A417 trunk road past Cirencester, as this is usually faster than going via M40 Oxford
• From Wales consider the M50 as this has no tolls and there's a good dual carriageway from Newport, Gwent.

Parking

There is free unlimited on-street parking at the venue. Availability is not guaranteed and you may have to park in the next street if busy. There is a disabled parking spot a few metres from the venue on Baker Street but that is usually taken by a disabled resident.

If you have a hotel in the town centre, you may find it useful to park your car for the whole weekend, and walk or use bus services:

• High Street open-air car park: GL50 4AL map

£5.50 all day, charging hours 8am-8pm, accessible 24/7

Immediately over the road from the Holiday Inn Express, 25 metres.

Car crime isn't a big problem in Cheltenham, but be aware that this car park is used as a pedestrian shortcut by drunk students.

• North Place open-air: GL50 4DT map

£5.50 all day, charging hours 8am-8pm, but this is locked at night

300 metres from Holiday Inn.

I doubt anyone will mind your car being locked there, so long as you put a ticket on it by 8am.

• Portland Street open-air: GL50 4DT map

£10 all day, charging hours 8am-8pm, accessible 24/7

350 metres from Holiday Inn.

• NCP Brewery multi-storey: GL50 4EJ map

£12 for 24 hours, charging hours 24/7, accessible 24/7

This is immediately next door to the Holiday Inn

Very secure with ticket barrier, CCTV and security guards. This is the car park to use if you have any worries about the security of your car. Also there is a £25 "week pass" available from the manned enquiry desk.